Rebecca Beardmore reports: Dozens of takeaway receipts showing customers’ personal addresses were dumped in a Cleveleys alleyway, sparking an investigation. The Just Eat tickets, which showed full names and addresses, were fly-tipped in the Beach Road alley. It sparked concern from local councillors and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which said it was a breach…
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Oracle’s BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online
Zack Whittaker reports on a leak by Oracle’s BlueKai that exposed tons of consumer data. Oracle’s not saying what companies are to blame for the leak, but the leak was described as involving “billions of records.” TechCrunch reviewed the data and found names, home addresses, email addresses and other identifiable data in the database. The…
Statement by CasualX in response to “false statements” by vpnMentor
Their press release, in its entirety: TORONTO, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CasualX, a leading hookup app clarified false statements in a recent report by vpnMentor’s research team. According to the report, CasualX is one of the affected apps in a data breach incident discovered by security researchers on May 24. The research was led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar…
Cognizant reports the April ransomware attack to California
Lawrence Abrams reports: On April 17th, Cognizant began emailing their clients to warn them that they were under attack by the Maze Ransomware so that they could disconnect themselves from Cognizant and protect themselves from possibly being affected. This email also contained indicators of compromise that included IP addresses utilized by Maze and file hashes for the kepstl32.dll,…
Stopping Hackers in Their Tracks
From the FBI: A nightmare scenario for many organizations recently became one Atlanta-based tech company’s reality. But the steps the company took before and after their sensitive data was stolen by a hacker in 2018 helped the FBI identify and arrest the culprit. Christian Kight used his computer programming skills to hack into various businesses…
RCMP warn of ransomware scam after business hacked
A news release from the Halifax District RCMP, seen on Halifax Today: RCMP is warning the public about a type of scam targeting businesses after a recent report received by Halifax District RCMP. Police received the report from a business that had their network hacked with ransomware. The hackers demanded $270,000 to reinstate their network….